Lukasz Piwek maintains a resource that shows how the visualization practices developed by Edward Tufte can be replicated in R. His neat Tufte in R site currently contains examples of the following visualizations minimal line plot range-frame (or quartile-frame) scatterplot dot-dash (or rug) scatterplot minimal boxplot minimal barchart slopegraph sparklines stem-and-leaf display It's a living … [Read more...]
Free Apache Spark Analytics Made Simple e-book
Databricks have just published a free e-book entitled "Apache Spark Analytics Made Simple". Contents include An introduction to the Spark API for analytics Tips and tricks to simplify unified data access Real-world case studies of how various companies are using Spark with Databricks to transform their business There are more to come. Titles are Mastering Advanced Analytics with Apache … [Read more...]
17000 UK male pregnancies reported in 2012
A 2012 study of National Health Service data in the UK found that there were over 17000 male inpatient admissions to obstetric services over 8000 male inpatient admissions to gynecology nearly 20000 male inpatient admissions to midwifery Before jumping to the conclusion that the UK is at the forefront of an exciting/disturbing evolutionary trend we should probably look for a simpler … [Read more...]
Overview of Microsoft R Server
Learning Tree just published my overview of Microsoft R Server. … [Read more...]
The cost of bad data
Lemonly, a data visualization company, have produced an intriguing infographic on the cost of bad data. Read the full blog post. … [Read more...]